The most expensive streets in the country are all in Brussels according to a survey by real estate website Immoweb. The most expensive street is the Kasteeltjeslaan in Ukkel, where you pay 5,569 euros for a square metre of real estate. The most expensive street in Flanders is in Ghent.
Search engine site Immoweb looked at the most expensive and cheapest streets in the 12 biggest Belgian cities. The 26 most expensive streets are all in Brussels, with Kasteeltjeslaan in Ukkel being the most expensive of all.
The Dalstraat in the City of Brussels city is in second place. There you pay 5,475 euros for a square metre of real estate. Corporaaldreef in Ukkel takes third place. You pay 5,439 euros for a square metre of real estate there.
Flanders more expensive than Wallonia
The most expensive street in Flanders only ranks 27th on the list. It’s the Vogelmarkt or Bird Market in Ghent. For a property there, buyers have to pay 4,975 euros per square metre. The most expensive street in Wallonia, Rue Saint-Jean in Namur, is almost half the price at 2,921 euros per square metre.
According to Immoweb, people who want to live in an urban environment and still want to buy property as cheaply as possible should head for Wallonia and more specifically for Mons in Hainaut Province.
In fact, that city is home to almost the entire top 10 cheapest streets. In the Rue Sablonnière, prices are the lowest. There, you pay just 1,239 euros per square metre when buying a property.
The cheapest street in a Flemish city is the Egelstraat in Hasselt. There, you pay 1,826 euros for a square metre of real estate.